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>> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. >> a horrifying discovery. four people were found dead inside a fairfax county home. a mother, father, and two children are now dead. jay korff has been at that scene. he is live. he has the latest. >> it has been nearly 12 hours since police made that horrible discovery and they are still here on the scene, going over inch-by-inch but not only of the house but also a minivan.

they are going to the minivan looking for clues. it has been a day and a night of unsettling heartbreak. >> it is really, really sad. i do not know how to explain it. >> there are no answers. only shock and sorrow. investigators continue to gather evidence inside the home. earlier in the day, entire family was found dead inside the house. the older brother attended westfield high school. the parents were also seen sitting in chairs on the front porch. they were known in the community as the neighborhood greeters. >> i always to waive reason i always wave to them. it is we're not to see them. >> they are clear in saying the public is not in danger. the person responsible is no longer live.

>> it is heartbreaking. the children's had their whole lives. it is tragic. >> i have no idea. they were always nice. no one has ever seen them fighting or arguing. >> as you can see from the scene even at this late hour, police are doing a meticulous search of the property. also, at this hour, they have still not released a motive or the victims' names. we do know westfield students are considering wearing black to school tomorrow to pay tribute to their classmates. live, jay korff, abc 7 news. >> thank you. an earthquake has hit in mexico.

an aftershock occurred nearby. there is no of serious damage. >> two big issues over pepco tonight. tomorrow, workers are expec on a union contract and could go on strike if a deal is not reached. this also comes after pepco's proposed hike is voted on. >> the residents of d.c. our sick and tired of the greed. >> protesters say they stand in solidarity with the union workers and with d.c. residents. >> a robbery spree in prince

george's county. targeting liquor stores. three businesses were struck. the latest happened this morning in riverdale. >> police say this still is striking very early tomorrow morning. as you will hear from one of the victims, they are very violent. >>just that -- just after opening two men stroll in posing as customers. this past saturday morning police say they struck again. this time, it was based liquore liquor. >> one of them, they say give me the number.

we do not know nothing. >> these robbers work at thework at the shop next door. it is>> it is terrible. it is hard to make money when stuff like this happens. >> on tuesday morning the liquor store in river there was hit, using the same memo. -- mo. no one was hurt. >> god gave me another chance. i feel lucky. i feel safe. >> in the surveillance photos, one of the robbers was seen wearing a rather distinctive baseball cap. also a white as you v with temporary maryland plates, a woman behind the wheel.

>> police chief is issuing an alert less than a week after the release of the new iphone 5. it calls for smartphone owners to be aware of their around is when they walk through d.c. there is a spark in iphone and ipad paths. >> mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan in ohio. both campaigns in the state today. this comes as a new poll says president obama has an eight- point lead. >> tonight the president is in the news for a different reason. >> madonna took to the stage in d.c. why her comments have led to controversy tonight. >> plus, the outrage after the

replacement officials. a former president ways into the matter.

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we are learning the story everyone is talking about. >> this issue even as the president weighing in tonight. >> a very heated. from being the buzz on twitter to the moment -- from the moment the game ended, to even politicians. the replacements in nfl has brought the nations together. -- nationthe final play of the game,there you have it. the officials should have called pass interference. instead, he fought for the ball. it appears he had it first but ruled

a touchdown. >> i do not think it was a touchdown. i thought the pass was interceptedi thought the defender hit the ground before. >> give me a break. it is time to get the real roefs. >> it is time to bring back the officials. the two sides met on sunday. they still have issues involving salary and the desires to increase the officials that it plans. -- officials' pennant plan. >> you will see who is first capped off from "dancing with the stars." >> and madonna, it was was he

said that got her in trouble. -- what she said that got her in trouble. >>

>> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. >> police will hold a community meeting tomorrow night at central high school to address questions surrounding the murder of a student. police say they have leads in the case but they have no suspect in the murder. >> a d.c. man pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges. sean branch faces up to five years for killing a puppy. he dropped a 90-pound slab of concrete on the poppy. he will be sentenced. >> madonna is in hot water after a statement she made about

president obama. >> while on stage a -- madonna said incorrectly that obama was muslim. >> madonna fans are not surprised she went on a political rent. she was performing here at the verizon center here in d.c.. they are surprised about what she said because what she said is not true. the political grant took us back in time. not to 80's. instead the pop icon wanted to talk about profits starting with abraham lincoln. she moved on to mlk. >> it is incredible we have an african-american in office.

>> the endorsement as no surprise. here is when the story changes. did you hear the latest? >> yes i did. >> are you a madonna fan. >> pots and the music thing can get very tricky. it could offend a lot of people. >> she said that? >> she is out to get people to register to vote gullett >> it shows a lack of knowledge and a lack of concern for what you will say to a hold of a people. >> she was kidding? i think she was kidding. and i think it is funny if she was. >> we do not know if she was kidding. we reached out to her publicist but we have not heard back. >> thank you. new tonight, pamela anderson has become the first celebrity cast

off. >> pamela anderson. >> playing baseball now, too, apparently. last night was the first lead of the competition and each couple had just one dense to win over the fence. in the end the judges chose. >> i think you do not appreciate her talents. that was a wonderful ryan zimmerman impersonation. >> it really was. [laughter] see was an athlete on the watch. -- on "baywatch." let's talk about the cool weather. >> a touch of summer time tomorrow.

outside tonight, here is how our sky looks. the clouds came in but there was also some sunset. i think tomorrow we probably might see one or two lobes and showers. how much warmer it will be tomorrow. we still have weeks to go. november 4. look at our temperatures are now. 68 degrees. that is close to our average high temperature. here is the doppler. what around -- what is around earlier today has all dissipated. any showers if you are heading up to number maryland into pennsylvania, that is where the showers will be. here is another batch out through indiana. all of this is a around a weather front that will continue to move more through our north as we go to the next couple of

days. 69 right now. chile areas. -- chilly areas. wonderful clear skies. as we go through tomorrow morning, southerly winds coming in. in the morning hours, but with the morning temperatures. only in the mid-60's not. not the mid-40's. southerly winds and release some more air. a few lonesome showers around. i cannot tell you exactly where or when. we may get a few lonesome raindrops. it will be a warm day tomorrow. thursday, the weather front sags to our south and that is the day there will be a bit more showers. most of the time, there will not be anything falling from the sky.

mild morning to bomb morning. by the afternoon and especially lunch time, it will be a warm afternoon. i think temperatures near 85 degrees with a southwesterly wind. a little cool air comes back. with the weather front near us, there is a chance of afternoon showers. not a general rain. that will continue in over as we head into the weekend. there will be more dry periods than wet periods. >> back to summer for a day. thank you. >> pamela anderson was not an athlete. she was not on the roster. [laughter] the redskins did expand their roster. we will tell you who the new player is. plus, the nationals.

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>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >> here is a stat you may not like. the nats have a losing record for the past 10 games. the braves won their 22nd straight game last night. they are in the playoffs now, too. that creates more pressure.

two-one fillies in philadelphia -- phillies in philadelphia. five-one of-- 5-1 phillies. bottom of the sixth, that is when it unravels. a solo shot to right. 6-3, the final. the nats' magic number is 5. look at that. a two-run home run. a wild cadcard spot for the braves. blue jays and orioles tonight.

13-6. the orioles fall. the redskins signed he former packer running back. it brings experience to the rookie. he is a six-year veteran. he rushed for more than 4,000 yards in his career. an injured knee and an injured foot. clearly, they need help. the nfl reportedly met with the lockout officials today. in the meantime, a statement was released that upheld it and but agreed it was crazy out there what we saw. there should have been pass interference. the team is ready to put it

behind them. >> our players are emotional right now, understandably so. but we are going to start giving our energy toward new orleans. >> $25,000 was the fine for actions against officials.

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>> thursday at 11:00 i talk with judy smith, the inspiration of a new abc show. and what to expect this season.

>> a warm day coming up tomorrow. even in the morning the 60's. by the afternoon, it 80s. it will be a bit cooler. still in the 70's. >> are people using them is a little bit already? >> i did.

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